Achlum

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

53°8′57″N 5°29′5″E / 53.14917°N 5.48472°E / 53.14917; 5.48472CountryNetherlandsProvinceFrieslandMunicipalityWaadhoekeArea

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• Total7.62 km² (2.94 sq mi)Elevation

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0.3 m (1.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total595 • Density78/km² (200/sq mi)Postal code

8806^[1]

Dialing code0517

Achlum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑx.lʏm]) is a village in the Waadhoeke municipality of Friesland, Netherlands. It is approximately 7 km southwest of the city of Franeker.

Achlum had about 629 inhabitants in January 2014.^[3]

History

Before 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality. The village has a church which dates from the 12th century and is placed atop a so-called terp mound. Around the year 1260 there was a priory of Augustinian nuns, a part of the Lúntsjerk monastery which was destroyed in 1530. At that time the prior in Achlum was rebuilt but in 1572 the Geuzen destroyed it again. In Achlum used to be a butter factory which processed the milk of local farmers to butter.

In 1811 a farmer from Achlum called Ulbe Piers Draisma established a mutual fire insurance. The insurance society was called Onderlinge Waarborgmaatschappij Achlum.

De Achlumer Molen is a smock mill in Achlum which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 15821.^[4]

De Achlumer Molen

Community

Population

2009 - 635
2008 - 652
2005 - 663
2004 - 666
2003 - 664
2002 - 674
2001 - 679
2000 - 668
1999 - 652
1973 - 738
1969 - 796
1964 - 824
1959 - 881
1954 - 889

Notable residents

Ulbe Piers Draisma [fy] (1785–1830)), founder of insurance company Achmea

Gallery

Farm in Achlum
Canal view
House in Achlum
House in Achlum

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8806KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ Aantal inwoners per buurt/dorp Archived 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine - Franekeradeel
^ "Tehnische Gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011. (Click on "Technische Gegevens" to view.)